A History of the Vikings

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Side 6In Denmark coins with a king's name begin with Svein Forkbeard, c. 985-1014; in
Sweden with Olaf Skottkonung, c. 994-1022; and in Norway either with Olaf
Tryggvason, 995-1000, or St. Olaf, 1015-30 — probably the latter. English
influence ...

Side 7Clearly little impact was felt in England from the resurgence of the power of the
southern O'Neil which in 980 scotched the power of the Dublin Norse and of their
allies from Man and the Isles, and in this way coin-hoards may be said to mirror ...

Side 453... 347 Coins and coinage, their importance as sources of information, 5-7; for the
kingdoms of York, 5 ; for an assessment of a king's status and power, 5-6, 240;
Scandinavian coinage begins by copying Dorestad coins, 5 ; early native mints, 5
, ...

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Brukerevaluering - Steve.Bivans - LibraryThing

This is a very good overview of the Viking Age. I have used it as a textbook for a couple of college courses. My one critique is that Jones chose to break up the chronology a bit too much, in order to ...Les hele vurderingen

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Brukerevaluering - C.Art - LibraryThing

A good primer for learning about the vikings. One will find it to general if they have done much study on the subject.Les hele vurderingen